Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-03


GRIER. sLocUM. WARNER
ganized the Twenty-seventh New York in
tantry, which he commanded at the battle Of
Bull Run, where he received several wounds.
He was promoted to the position of briga-
iier general and given command of brig
ade in Franklinis division. He COM
manded the First division, Sixth corps,
n the Peninsular campaign After that
he was promoted to the position Of major
general. He was in Pope's campaign and
followed Lee into Maryland He carried
Crampton's Gap by assault, and captured
number of prisoners. He succeeded to the
command of the Twelfth corps, and took part
in the operations on the Rapidan and In the
battle Of Gettysburg. II 1868 he was as
signed to tho command Of the department Of
Mississippi. He was then transferred to tho
command of the Twentieth corps In Sher-
mans army. Five days after he received the
surrender Of Atlanta. In Shermans march
to the sea Gen. Slocum commanded the Army
Of Georgia, while Gen. Howard commanded
the Army Of the Tennessee. Gen. SlocIm is
now member of Rankin Post, G.. A. R., at
Brooklyn. He is prominent in Democratic
political circles, and in the last national con-
vention was among the candidates for the
presidential nomination.
Gen. D. p. Grier. Of st. Louis, organized
company in Peoria county, Ills, in May,
1861. and as captain rendered it to Governor
Yates, Of Illinois. He served as captain in
the Eighth Missouri until August, 1869,
participating in the battles of Fort
Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Co
rinth. On the arrival OF his regiment in
Memphis in August, 1862, Capt Grier was
ordered to report to Governor Yates at
Springfield, Ills There be was commissioned
colonel of the Seventy seventh Illinois. He
commanded this regiment in the battles Of
Chickasaw Bluffs. Arkansas Post, Port Glib
son, Raymond, Big Black, Champions Hill,
Edwards Depot, in assaults on Vicksburg on
May 10 and %, and through the siege Of
Vicksburg. Then he was assigned to
the command Of brigade in the
Thirteenth army corps, and his
command took part in the march and siege
OF jackson under Gen. w. T. Sherman. In
1854 the expedition to capture Forts Gaines
and Morgan was organized under command
Of Gen. Gordon Granger, and Gen. Grier had
command Of the land forces in the capture OF
both Of these forts. For this service he was
brevetted brigadier general by President
Lincoln, and in the spring of 1865 was as
signed to the command of the First brigade,
Third division, Thirteenth army corps. He
commanded this brigade in the assault on
Spanish Fort and Blalzely, which resulted in
the surrender of the city OF Mobile He was
then assigned to the command Of the Third
division, Thirteenth army Corps, and held
this command until the final muster out in
August, 1865. Gen. Grier served in the field
continually from May, 1851, to August, 1865
Mai William Warner assisted HI raising
Company G, Thirty-tiird Wisconsin in
fantry. Ht was elected first lieutenant Of
the company. Upon the organization of that
regiment he was elected adjutant. During
the siege Of Ticksburg for gallant services he
was elected captain OF Company D, Thirty
third Wisconsin. Afterwards, upon the
recommendation Of his superior officers, he
was appointed major of the Forty fourth
Wisconsin infantry He was in the Western
army all the time under Sherman, Mel Pher-
son and Gen. Al. T. Smith Of st. Louis, and
be took part in number Of celebrated bat
ties, acquitting himself bravely in all Of
them Mai Warner is a resident Of Kansas
City, where he is engaged In the practice Of
law. He was one OF the two Republican
members Of the Forty-ninth Congress from
the state OF Missouri, and was reelected to
the Fiftieth Congress from q Democratic dis
trict